Hello everyone! I'm Toni Albertson and I am a former rock journalist, music reporter, magazine publisher, columnist, feature writer and music and media publicist. I am currently the full time professor of journalism and adviser of student media at Mt. SAC and am also a board member of the Associated Collegiate Press and the California College Media Association. and a freelance writer for various publications such as The Modern Journalist, and my own sites, medium.com/@tonialbertson and Banjo's Daughters, and tonialbertson.com
I've lived a crazy life in the music/media/Public Relations biz and hope that I can get you as excited about the field as I am.
Contrary to what many have said about journalism, it is an exciting time to be in the field. However, to succeed, we all need to adapt to the constant changes which may sometimes seem like things are changing faster than you can say "Kim Kardashian."
You are also entering a time when the press is under attack. We will be looking at the news and discussing innovative ways to inform our campus audience.
*And if you haven't gotten your textbook yet, it is Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing: Foundational Skills for a Digital Age by Vincent Filak. It can be purchased at the bookstore or online, or rented on Amazon.
You will also need a current AP Stylebook. You cannot pass this class without this book. It is the Bible for all journalists. The bookstore has them in stock, or you can purchase one online.
You will also need to read a news site of your choice daily. It must be a reputable news site like the NY Times or Washington Post, but I'm also okay with something you enjoy that offers unbiased factual news. See me to approve your choice of site. You also must read our student news site, SAC.Media, daily
I hope you will tell me what you'd like to get out of this class so I can include these things in the semester. If you've got some new site that you check for news, updates, etc., or a new app I may not know about, please show and tell!
During the first week, we will be discussing the state of media today - traditional vs. new media - and where we are headed. We'll also discuss what all this means to you.
We will also discuss the evolution from print to digital, and I will present our student media. We will discuss the semester, what is expected of you, and introduce each other.
You should read Chapter 1 and 2 in your textbooks by week 2 and be prepared to discuss.
NEWSROOM IS CLOSED ON THURSDAY, FEB. 27. I am attending the ACP journalism conference in San Francisco with 10 of our editors.
IMPORTANT: Always check this website for changes in the weekly schedule, updates, notifications for the next week, homework, and a recap of the week prior.
Our student media is on the cutting edge of so many things awesome and the media has picked this up and written quite a bit about us. Please check out the links below and prepare to discuss this week.
What we did:
https://medium.com/substance/the-experiment-be947b2ba13e
Press:
http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/05/what-happened-when-a-college-newspaper-abandoned-its-website-for-medium-and-twitter/
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/12/college-media-year-in-review-2014-the-future-of-the-future/
SYLLABUS
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YbIZ-P-NwNa0_oKe0DtJnPWTrd5qRKICHvyZUqJyxTc/edit?usp=sharing
You are also entering a time when the press is under attack. We will be looking at the news and discussing innovative ways to inform our campus audience.
*And if you haven't gotten your textbook yet, it is Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing: Foundational Skills for a Digital Age by Vincent Filak. It can be purchased at the bookstore or online, or rented on Amazon.
You will also need a current AP Stylebook. You cannot pass this class without this book. It is the Bible for all journalists. The bookstore has them in stock, or you can purchase one online.
You will also need to read a news site of your choice daily. It must be a reputable news site like the NY Times or Washington Post, but I'm also okay with something you enjoy that offers unbiased factual news. See me to approve your choice of site. You also must read our student news site, SAC.Media, daily
I hope you will tell me what you'd like to get out of this class so I can include these things in the semester. If you've got some new site that you check for news, updates, etc., or a new app I may not know about, please show and tell!
During the first week, we will be discussing the state of media today - traditional vs. new media - and where we are headed. We'll also discuss what all this means to you.
We will also discuss the evolution from print to digital, and I will present our student media. We will discuss the semester, what is expected of you, and introduce each other.
You should read Chapter 1 and 2 in your textbooks by week 2 and be prepared to discuss.
NEWSROOM IS CLOSED ON THURSDAY, FEB. 27. I am attending the ACP journalism conference in San Francisco with 10 of our editors.
Our student media is on the cutting edge of so many things awesome and the media has picked this up and written quite a bit about us. Please check out the links below and prepare to discuss this week.
What we did:
https://medium.com/substance/the-experiment-be947b2ba13e
Press:
http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/05/what-happened-when-a-college-newspaper-abandoned-its-website-for-medium-and-twitter/
SYLLABUS
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YbIZ-P-NwNa0_oKe0DtJnPWTrd5qRKICHvyZUqJyxTc/edit?usp=sharing
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